<p>Treat it as a signal and move with them into sequence. When a client stops questioning what a change touches and starts asking about timeline, they have accepted the scope and moved to logistics.</p> <ul><li>Do not reopen the change. If they are not questioning it, you do not need to defend it further.</li><li>Have the backup ready anyway. If a timeline question turns into how you got there, open the revision comparison and show what moved, element by element.</li><li>Ask what drives their timeline: permitting, financing or another deadline. That tells you how fast to turn the next publish around.</li><li>Be clear about further changes. The record updates when the model changes, so if scope moves before sign-off, the comparison shows it.</li><li>Set the next concrete step before you leave: a publish date, a site walk or a follow-up call.</li></ul> <p>The win is walking in with a record nobody felt the need to poke holes in. Pin open items to owners and the 6am digest keeps them moving.</p>